murai

See also: mūrai

French

Verb

murai

1. first-person singular past historic of murer

Galician

Verb

murai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of murar

Italian

Verb

murai

1. first-person singular past historic of murare

Anagrams

• Mauri

Japanese

Romanization

murai

1. Rōmaji transcription of むらい

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuraj/ [ˈmu.rai̯]
• Rhymes: -rai, -ai
• Hyphenation: mu‧rai

Noun

murai (Jawi spelling موراي, plural murai-murai or murai²)

1. (burung ~) magpie-robin; magpie (any of several songbirds of the genus Copsychus, especially the Oriental magpie-robin, known for its melodious singing and chatty nature).

   Burung murai itu berkicau setiap pagi.

   The magpie-robin chirps every morning.

Derived terms

Compounds

• murai batu (“white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)”)
• murai kampung (“Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)”)

Idioms

• macam murai dicabut ekor (“a chatterbox; someone who talks incessantly (literally: like a magpie whose tail is pulled out)”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: murai (inherited)

Further reading

• "murai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Portuguese

Verb

murai

1. second-person plural imperative of murar

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [muˈraj]

Verb

murai

1. inflection of mura:
   1. first-person singular simple perfect indicative
   2. second-person singular imperfect indicative